EPA TRI Facility · Food

Dold Foods Inc

Wichita, KS · Parent: Hormel Foods Corp

Total releases
47.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Dold Foods Inc: how the 47.1K lbs splits

47.1K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 35.0K lbs 74.3%
  • Air Releases 12.1K lbs 25.7%

Dold Foods Inc's 47.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 74.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 25.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Dold Foods Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wichita, KS, in the food sector. It reported 19.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 47.1K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,252 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Dold Foods Inc is pounds #100 and chemical-count #183 at 47.1K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Clean Harbors Wichita LLC; Andale Ready Mix; Wilko Paint Inc.; Ferroloy Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Kansas: Hiland Dairy Foods Co; Cloverland Farms Dairy; Holland Purple Cow Creamery; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Decatur Prepared Foods. Other Hormel Foods Corp sites in this extract: Hormel Foods Corp-Austin Plant; Jennie-O-Turkey Store Barron; Hormel Foods Corp; Papillion Foods LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Sodium nitrite.

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Dold Foods Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (74.3% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 47.1K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hiland Dairy Foods Co and Cloverland Farms Dairy.

#6,252 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Dold Foods Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

47K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Dold Foods Inc: Ammonia-led volume

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Dold Foods Inc reports the 643rd-largest volume (47.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 83.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Hiland Dairy Foods Co and Cloverland Farms Dairy.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Dold Foods Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 83.0%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Dold Foods Inc's total reported releases fell from 27.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Dold Foods Inc's air releases rose from 920 lb in 2022 to 11.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Dold Foods Inc's off-site transfers fell from 27.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Dold Foods Inc Form-R facts

Sector
Food
LIGHT volume
47.1K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
2
Lead chemical
Ammonia

Compare this facility

See how Dold Foods Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Dold Foods Inc
47.1K lbs
Clean Harbors Wichita LLC
216 lbs

218.0× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Dold Foods Inc
2
Clean Harbors Wichita LLC
6

67% less than the comparison

Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.

How does this facility release toxic chemicals?

How Dold Foods Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 47.1K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 35.0K lbs (74.3%)
Air Releases 12.1K lbs (25.7%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 31% (27.9K lbs to 19.2K lbs).

Dold Foods Inc: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023

million lbs

What this shows Dold Foods Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 31% from 2022 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Ammonia.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2022 27.9K lbs 2
2023 19.2K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 39.1K lbs -
Sodium nitrite 8.0K lbs -

Dold Foods Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site

Wichita, KS
37.7367, -97.3242
County TRI context
Sedgwick · 0.5% of county pounds
Parent company
Hormel Foods Corp

Compare beyond Kansas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dold Foods Inc on cumulative reported pounds (47.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Alliance Tubular Products LLC, Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services), Plymouth Energy LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

About TRI Data

Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.

On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Ammonia, Sodium nitrite; nearby reporters include Clean Harbors Wichita LLC. Dold Foods Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Dold Foods Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Dold Foods Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wichita, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 311612 · Food. 0.5% of Sedgwick TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Alliance Tubular Products LLC (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Dold Foods Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
  • EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
  • EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
  • EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
  • EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov